diff --git a/playbooks/manual/copr/_generic_tasks.yml b/playbooks/manual/copr/_generic_tasks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c266784e1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/manual/copr/_generic_tasks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- name: detect package versions
+  package_facts: manager=auto
+
+- name: assure minimal versions of dnf-plugins-core
+  dnf: name=dnf-plugins-core
+       state=latest
+  when: ansible_facts.packages['dnf-plugins-core'][0].version is version('4.0.12', '<')
diff --git a/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-backend-upgrade.yml b/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-backend-upgrade.yml
index 900cc5b0e0..09b6dfc8f5 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-backend-upgrade.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-backend-upgrade.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   tasks:
+  - name: Generic upgrade tasks for copr servers
+    import_tasks: _generic_tasks.yml
+
   - name: Upgrade copr-backend packages
     dnf:
       state: latest
       name:
       - copr-backend
       - copr-selinux
+      - python3-copr
       - python3-copr-common
       - python3-copr-messaging
       - prunerepo
diff --git a/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-dist-git-upgrade.yml b/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-dist-git-upgrade.yml
index 2e508b4fd2..b0babfe627 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-dist-git-upgrade.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-dist-git-upgrade.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   tasks:
+  - name: Generic upgrade tasks for copr servers
+    import_tasks: _generic_tasks.yml
+
   - name: Upgrade copr-distgit packages
     dnf:
       state: latest
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@
       - dist-git-selinux
       - copr-dist-git
       - copr-selinux
+      - python3-copr
       - python3-copr-common
       update_cache: true
 
diff --git a/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-frontend-upgrade.yml b/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-frontend-upgrade.yml
index 8718a26655..59f544c637 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-frontend-upgrade.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-frontend-upgrade.yml
@@ -13,17 +13,19 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   tasks:
+  - name: Generic upgrade tasks for copr servers
+    import_tasks: _generic_tasks.yml
+
   - name: Upgrade copr-frontend packages
     dnf:
       state: latest
       name:
       - copr-frontend
+      - copr-frontend-fedora
       - copr-selinux
       - python3-copr-common
       update_cache: true
 
-  - package_facts: manager=auto
-
   - name: cache the new package version
     copy: content="{{ ansible_facts.packages['copr-frontend'][0].version }}"
           dest="{{ cache_file }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-keygen-upgrade.yml b/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-keygen-upgrade.yml
index 746ff549b1..f1f86ff38b 100644
--- a/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-keygen-upgrade.yml
+++ b/playbooks/manual/copr/copr-keygen-upgrade.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
 
   tasks:
+  - name: Generic upgrade tasks for copr servers
+    import_tasks: _generic_tasks.yml
+
   - name: Upgrade copr-keygen packages
     dnf:
       state: latest